Co-Facilitator: The French Peer Support Workshops
Peer Support Specialist

Paul is currently a consultant, facilitator & trainer in public safety and retired Inspector with the Ottawa Police Service. He is bilingual and brings significant experience in critical incident stress management & peer support as well as human resources and diversity initiatives. Paul was an original member and policy developer of the Gloucester Police Service CISM and Peer Support Team prior to its amalgamation into the Ottawa Police Service. During his 33-year policing career, Paul obtained extensive experience in communications/911, emergency operations, criminal investigations, professional standards, training, human resources and patrol services.

As a Public Safety Consultant, Paul is part of the ALRM Group, currently assisting in the design of enhanced training to regulatory compliance staff for the province of Ontario and is a Master Practitioner and instructor in the area of Situational Awareness with the ARCURI Group. Paul has lent his expertise in a variety of 911 system reviews in various jurisdictions including Ontario and Malaysia. He was also a Police advisor assisting in the design of training modules on community engagement, community policing, gender and implicit bias in Mali (Africa).

Paul holds a Bachelor of Policing from Charles Sturt University; he completed Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business Senior Officer Leadership Development Program and holds an Honors Diploma in Law and Security Administration from Algonquin College
Paul has held positions as 2nd Vice President of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee at Cite Collegial (Ottawa’s French language college), Co-Chair of the Joint Health and Safety Committee at the Ottawa Police, member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police E-Crime Committee and as the Senior Officer lead for the United Way campaign.

Paul is the recipient of the Governor General’s Police Exemplary Service Medal and Service Bar, Award of Recognition for Exceptional Police Service, the Certificate of Recognition for Dedicated Service, and the Police Chief’s coin and certificate of appreciation for success achieved with Ottawa’s United Way Campaign.

On a personal level, Paul enjoys travel with his spouse of 35 years, time spent with his 2 adult sons, assisting those in need as well as volunteering at a horse stable.